Name: Monika Blunder Beauty - UnderCover Face Cream
Brand: Monika Blunder Beauty

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Product summary

"Monika Blunder Beauty - UnderCover Face Cream" has a good moisturizing formula. To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Monika Blunder Beauty - UnderCover Face Cream ticks this box. Humectants in this product (panthenol, biosaccharide gum-1, glycerin, pantolactone and caprylyl glycol) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Vitis vinifera seed oil, butyrospermum parkii butter, helianthus annuus seed oil, squalane and cetyl alcohol in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.

Irritation risk

There are quite a few common irritants in this product, including ingredients without particular skin benefits. We would not recommend it for sensitive skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

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The product retails for 85.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

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Moisturizing

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

UnderCover Face Cream

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This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: biosaccharide gum-1, glycerin.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: butyrospermum parkii butter, helianthus annuus seed oil.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol

biosaccharide gum-1 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and is claimed to provide a longer-lasting hydration because of its ability to create a water-binding film on the surface of the skin

butyrospermum parkii butter 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

glycerin 3.9% - 4.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

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Key Actives

tocopherol 0.25% - 0.5%

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Works for: Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging, Anti-inflammatory, Moisturizing

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

butyrospermum parkii butter 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Anti-oxidation

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

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Potential irritants

rosa damascena flower water 6.7% - 8.2%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation

Used to add a nice rose smell to the product. Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be irritating

bupleurum falcatum root extract 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

A plant extract that might help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin, but it is not well studied. It can be irritating

Comodogenic ingredients

butyrospermum parkii butter 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Anti-oxidation

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

decyl oleate 0.75% - 1.15%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Moisturizing

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin

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water 45% - 55%

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Plain old water

rosa damascena flower water 6.7% - 8.2%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation

Used to add a nice rose smell to the product. Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be irritating

glycerin 3.9% - 4.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Ingredient list view

Water, Rosa damascena flower water, Glycerin, Coco-caprylate, Cetyl alcohol, Hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Pentylene glycol, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Potassium cetyl phosphate, Decyl oleate, Dicaprylyl carbonate, Prunus amygdalus dulcis seed, Squalane, Rosa canina fruit oil, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated palm glycerides, Maltodextrin, Astragalus membranaceus root extract, Atractylodes macrocephala root extract, Bupleurum falcatum root extract, Xanthan gum, Gellan gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Citric acid, Caprylyl glycol, Rosa damascena flower oil, Biosaccharide gum-1, Leontopodium alpinum flower/leaf extract, Pinus cembra wood extract, Arnica montana flower extract, Pantolactone, Rhododendron ferrugineum extract

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Key ingredients	panthenol butyrospermum parkii butter +9 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +3 more Other: niacinamide bakuchiol +10 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +4 more Other: niacinamide lactic acid +13 more	Common: panthenol biosaccharide gum-1 +2 more Other: caprylic/capric triglyceride dimethicone +4 more	Common: panthenol butyrospermum parkii butter +4 more Other: dimethicone glycine soja oil +2 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +3 more Other: niacinamide bakuchiol +10 more	Common: panthenol butyrospermum parkii butter +2 more Other: allantoin arginine +12 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +2 more Other: urea caprylic/capric triglyceride +9 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +2 more Other: palmitoyl tripeptide-38 dimethiconol +3 more	Common: panthenol squalane +3 more Other: niacinamide madecassoside +15 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +3 more Other: salicylic acid niacinamide +12 more	Common: panthenol glycerin +2 more Other: acetyl tetrapeptide-9 bakuchiol +21 more
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Potential Irritants	rhododendron ferrugineum extract Has skin benefit? arnica montana flower extract Has skin benefit? +12 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? polysorbate 60 Has skin benefit? +7 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? +16 more	ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? panax ginseng root extract Has skin benefit? +12 more	rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +10 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? polysorbate 60 Has skin benefit? +7 more	arnica montana flower extract Has skin benefit? benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? +11 more	triacetin Has skin benefit? phytic acid Has skin benefit? +15 more	retinyl palmitate Has skin benefit? alcohol Has skin benefit? +15 more	sodium anisate Has skin benefit? sodium levulinate Has skin benefit? +10 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? phytol Has skin benefit? +17 more	rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract Has skin benefit? vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract Has skin benefit? +19 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? rosa damascena flower water Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +46 more	water Has skin benefit? squalane Has skin benefit? +49 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +41 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +39 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +46 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +38 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +45 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +36 more	water Has skin benefit? sucrose polystearate Has skin benefit? +41 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +51 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +55 more

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